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As president of Bully Breed Rescue, Inc. of New Canaan, Heidi Lueders is dedicated to educating people about pit bulls. Yet when she first saw a photo of Lacey, the pit bull she adopted seven years ago, her lack of familiarity with anything about the breed actually worked in her favor. "I didn't have any apprehension," says the 25-year-old, because she had missed "all the negative media hype" about these oft-maligned dogs. "It (the hype) wasn't big in New Canaan," she explains. Nor, for that matter, were pit bulls. Lueders can't recall encountering a single pit bull while growing up in the affluent town. Only after adopting Lacey, part of...

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As president of Bully Breed Rescue, Inc. of New Canaan, Heidi Lueders is dedicated to educating people about pit bulls. Yet when she first saw a photo of Lacey, the pit bull she adopted seven years ago, her lack of familiarity with anything about the...

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Kobe Bryant was one rebound shy of a triple-double and one assist short of his career high (15), with a 14-point,...